Briefing to the Incoming Minister ~ Tertiary Education Commission

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Corporate-Controlled Schools Coming? - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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'It allows our high quality public school system to flourish and allows Kiwi Mums and Dads to have meaningful input into their local school's curriculum and activities in partnership with the educational professionals,' he said.

Charter school policy lambasted by Pacific community leader - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
"When we are subjected to an initiative like charter schools, we have to ask the question as Pacific people, 'is this system of education ... going to positively [affect] our communities?"' A charter school system is set to be carried out in South ...

The implications of National Standards.

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We've been keeping up with your blog and we've been interested to read your thoughts on standardised testing and other developments in Australian and New Zealand schooling. We thought that we'd get in touch to let you know that the ...

Primary School results may go online | Stuff.co.nz

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Under the national standards, children aged five to 12 years old are ranked at, above, below or well below benchmarks in reading, writing and maths. The standards have been in place in primary and intermediate schools ...

Fight looms as Parata touts move on school ratings - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Fight looms as Parata touts move on school ratings New Zealand Herald Not only has the minister rejected the union's calls to prevent the compilation of tables using national standards reporting data, she may get the Ministry of Education to compile official league tables. She indicated they could compare schools in the ...

Good education league tables have potential - Voxy

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Voxy
"Ever since national standards were first suggested, there has been disagreement about how the information that is collected should beused. The primary teachers' union (NZEI), want the information kept private. But the new Minister of Education, ...

Treasury wants school class sizes to increase - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
In its briefing to the incoming Minister of Finance, Treasury says teacher quality is the largest influence on student achievement. It says increasing student-teacher ratios and consolidating the network of state schools can free money that could be ...

Education should not be a government cash cow

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The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says education should not be used as a cash cow and the government would be mad to accept Treasury's latest advice.

Experts, MPs blast Treasury's advice on schools

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Radical reforms such as school closures and bigger classes are ill-advised and a "huge backward step," education experts say.

Labour suspicious about Govt's education plans - NZ City

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NZ City
Melbourne-based professor John Hattie says any measure taken to improve the quality of teachers can't be bad. He says the most important thing is that the money saved by increasing class sizes is invested. "I think the professional development that can ...

Treasury wants education for the few not the many | TEU - Tertiary ...

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TEU national president Dr Sandra Grey says Treasury's advice about tertiary education is misplaced and simplistic. “There is no evidence.

Proposal for more pupils per teacher - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Proposal for more pupils per teacher New Zealand Herald By Audrey Young The Treasury says student-teacher ratios in schools could be increased and some schools closed - with the savings used to improve the quality of teaching. Finance Minister Bill English has not ruled out implementing the advice given to ...

NCEA pass rates improve - Stuff.co.nz

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Principals at Marlborough's three colleges have reported better NCEA pass rates in 2011 and all have plans to keep improving. Marlborough Boys' College principal Wayne Hegarty was pleased with the results for NCEA level 1 and 2, which were better than ...

Maori-based school sets sights on high achievers - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
"I don't think it's elitist but quite often our students aren't in an environment where the whole environment has high expectations for high achievement," said Mr Westrupp. The school, a joint initiative between Te Wananga o Aotearoa and the Ministry ...

Wellington quake-prone school stand-off easing - The Dominion Post

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URL: Wellington quake-prone school stand-off easing The Dominion Post Principal Sally Haughton said yesterday the Education Ministry had a "wonderful change of heart" over the holidays, and had come to an agreement with the school over the possible future of the 9-classroom block. In November, the school refused to send ...

Increase in funds, student places at Otago Polytech - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
By Matthew Haggart on Fri, 3 Feb 2012 Otago Polytechnic will receive a funding increase of more than $1 million as a result of a Tertiary Education Commission decision to raise the institution's number of students. A TEC push to increase student places ...

Parents spared high tech costs - Wanganui Chronicle

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Wanganui Chronicle
Last year an Auckland school sparked an uproar by placing the new iPad, retailing at $799, on its "compulsory" stationery list for 2012 Year 9 students. Orewa College sent a letter to parents of Year 8 students saying they needed their "help and ...

Shaken city pupils shine in exams - The Press

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The Press
Nine St Margaret's College pupils have been placed among the top 6 per cent of candidates who sat the 2011 International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) exams, despite having their two-year programme interrupted several times. Of the nine who scored more ...

New Waitaki rector inspires pupils to set goals - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

URL: New Waitaki rector inspires pupils to set goals Otago Daily Times By Ben Guild on Thu, 2 Feb 2012 New Waitaki Boys' High School rector Paul Jackson stands beside Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton (wearing mayoral chains) to face a haka with faculty, pupils and guests in front of the Hall of Memories at a welcoming assembly ...

Otaki youth studying over summer - Voxy

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Voxy
A group of 20 strong young and enthusiastic students from the Kapiti Coast have left their surfboards and Playstations alone this summer break. Instead of heading to the beach or being in front of a computer they are inside a carpentry workshop at ...

Tighter security will let school teach - Stuff.co.nz

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But since its security has been amped up, principal Wayne Codyre said staff could now concentrate on what they did best – education. The school has installed external security cameras and improved fencing and lighting. Barrier arms were put early last ...

Schools fear new round of school closures

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School groups fear a new round of school closures after both the Treasury and the Ministry of Education recommended the government close schools to save money.

Pacific educators back call for more bilingual education

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Educators are backing a call from the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs for more government funding of bilingual education to lift the performance of Pacific students.

Richie McCaw of Science? - The Press

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URL: Richie McCaw of Science? The Press The high-achiever was not surprised when he gained excellence in every subject he sat in the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) exams last year. "I got A+ for all of them in the mock exams," he said. When you list calculus, ...

Boy genius may finish school at 15

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Many teens dream of finishing school by the age of 15 but for Frano Stanistic it could become reality.

Apple takes teaching to new heights - TechDay.co.nz

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URL: Apple takes teaching to new heights TechDay.co.nz Teachers can even tailor courses for their students' abilities, offering more to advanced students without overloading those who need help. Mary McQuoid, Apple technologies & professional development specialist for Cyclone, is responsible for showing ...

Kiwi teachers hungry for tech ideas - TechDay.co.nz

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URL: Kiwi teachers hungry for tech ideas TechDay.co.nz Teachers can even tailor courses for their students' abilities, offering more to advanced students without overloading those who need help. Mary McQuoid, Apple technologies & professional development specialist for Cyclone, is responsible for showing ...

iPads highlight need for tech-savvy teachers - 3News NZ

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URL: iPads highlight need for tech-savvy teachers 3News NZ “For the older teachers it's much more of a struggle,” he says. “I think in that case, what we do require for them is quite significant ongoing professional development.” The Government says the biggest issue for schools is getting connected in the ...